2006 Grants

Access Community Health Network

Chicago, IL
For the Health Center's Reach Out and Read program which: (a) encourages families to read and share books with their children; (b) increases families' pleasure as well as their skills in reading and being read to; and (c) helps low-income children.

Albany Park Theater Project

Chicago, IL
General Operating Funds.

Aquinas Literacy Center

Chicago, IL
General Operating Funds.

Art Encounter

Evanston, IL
Support for art appreciation programs, hands on workshops and visits to the Art Institute of Chicago for fourth and fifth grade students at Gale Community Academy in Rogers Park.

Association House

Chicago, IL
General Operating Funds.

Association of Community Employment Programs for the Homeless

New York, NY
General Operating Funds.

Barrel of Monkeys

Chicago, IL
To support the Rogers Park neighborhood's in-school residency at the Gale School, as well as after-school programming at the Loyola Park Fieldhouse.

Bay Street Theatre Inc.

Sag Harbor, NY
General Operating Funds.

Beth Emet Synagogue

Evanston, IL
Funding for the Beth Emet synagouge's Mitzvah Fund.

Between Friends

Chicago, IL
To fund a new phone system for the Crisis Line Program.

Book Worm Angels

Chicago, IL
General Operating Funds.

Boys & Girls Harbor, Inc.

New York, NY
General Operating Funds.

Cease Fire

Chicago, IL
General Operating Funds.

Centro Romero

Chicago, IL
Centro Romero will be able to continue to offer the programs to the people of Rogers Park. As the community grows, we would like to grow at the same rate to provide adequate services and address the growing needs to the residents of Rogers

Chicago Lights

Chicago, IL
General Operating Funds.

Coalition for the Homeless

New York, NY
This grant is for two purposes. General operating support and funding for First Step and Camp Homeward Bound.

Corazon a Corazon

Chicago, IL
General Operating Funds.

Deborah's Place

Chicago, IL
General Operating Funds.

District #65 Dewey Elementary School

Evanston, IL
General Operating Support

Emergency Fund for Needy People

Chicago, IL
The entire grant will be used to support the services we provide to Rogers Park residents through our Financial Assistance Program.

Evanston Township High School

Evanston, IL
General Operating Funds.

Family Matters

Chicago, IL
Support for Family Matters programming for youth between the ages of 5 and 18 in the North of Howard neighborhood. These programs include Family connections (ages 5-12), Community Tutoring (pre-kindergarten through high school).

Family Service League

Huntington, NY
To create a mentoring program so that graduates of the educational program can assist younger children in embracing the ideals of positive body image and a healthly lifestyle.

Golden Courage International

Omaha, NE
To purchase a vehicle appropriate for transporting the children served by Golden Courage International in the course of its China-based programs.

Goldie's Place

Chicago, IL
General Operating Funds.

Good News Community Kitchen

Chicago, IL
General Operating Funds.

Habitat for Humanity

Chicago, IL
To provide Hurricane Katrina relief assistance funds.

Hand in Hand/Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel

Portland OR
Hand in Hand Expansion Project. Project will expand capacity of Hand in Hand's bilingual, multicultural schools for Jewish and Arab students in Israel.

Harriet Shezi Children's Clinic (HSCC)

Soweto 2013 RSA
Outreach Project to community clinics.

Heartland Alliance

Chicago, IL
General Operating Funds.

Housing Opportunities for Women

Chicago, IL
HOW's Permanent Supportive Housing Program accomplishes this mission by providing permanent housing and support services that help women meet education, training, and employment goals, access community-based resources and integrate into the

Howard Area Community Center

Chicago, IL
General Operating Funds.

Institute of Women Today

Chicago, IL
General Operating Funds.

Jewish Family Services of San Diego

San Diego, CA
Funding support for the Community Case Management Program.

Jewish Federation of San Diego County

San Diego, CA
General operating grant to support programs that enhance Jewish welfare and social services organizations in San Diego.

Jewish Federation of St. Louis

St. Louis, MO
To establish the Commission on Local Senior Adult Services Integration.

Jewish United Fund of Chicago

Chicago, IL
General operating grant to support programs that enhance Jewish welfare and social services organizations in metropolitan Chicago.

Kids Helping Kids

Montclair, NJ
General Operating Funds.

Lady Liberty Educational Alliance

New York, NY
General Operating Funds.

Long Island Association for AIDS Care

Hauppauge, NY
General Operating Funds.

Metropolitan College of New York

New York, NY
To support the Office of Career Services.

New Moms Inc.

Chicago, IL
General Operating Funds.

P.E.F. Israel Endowment Fund

Tel Aviv, ISRAEL
General operating support for anti-trafficking programs.

P.E.F. Israel Endowment for Sikkuy

Jerusalem, ISRAEL
The Association for the Advancement of Civic Equality. For general operating support earmarked toward public media efforts, advertising, internet sites, and video productions.

PACTT Learning Center

Chicago, IL
To support the expansion of our successful vocational services program for teens with autism to include young adults and to engage additional employers.

Partnership to End Homelessness

Chicago, IL
General Operating Funds.

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

Chicago, IL
To support its Science in the City program that serves Girl Scouts of all ages from across the Chicagoland region. The program includes serving 4000 underserved grils and their Troop Leaders who participate in programs for no charge.

Perspectives Charter School

Chicago, IL
General Operating Funds.

Project Hope International

Washington, D.C
Tsunami Relief.

Retreat Inc.

East Hampton, NY
General Operating Funds.

Rogers Park Community Action Network

Chicago, IL
Housing and Tenant support program including "tenant hotline", drop in hours for housing and tenant landlord counseling, community education & training on tenant/housing issues & advocacy to improve the availability of affordable housing and living wage jobs.

San Diego Hospice

San Diego, CA
General Operating Funds.

Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law

Chicago, IL
General Operating Funds.

Sea Explorer Ship Farallon, Inc

Berkeley, CA
Vocational training in marine technology & construction to disadvantaged youth. Sea Scouts provides a place where high school boys can participate in positive educational activities as part of a crew - after school and on weekends- providing a solid alternative to gang activity.

Sisterhouse

Chicago, IL
General Operating Funds.

Software for Success

Chicago, IL
General Operating Funds.

Springs Food Pantry

East Hampton, NY
General Operating Funds.

Teen Living Programs, Inc.

Chicago, IL
General Operating Funds.

The Ark

Chicago, IL
General Operating Funds.

The Center for Jewish-Arab Economic Development/PEF Israel Endowment Funds

Herzilya Pituach, ISRAEL
General Operating Funds.

The Society for Excellence through Education (SEE)

Chicago, IL
Mitchell Excellence 2000 provides enrichment in math and science for youngsters living in the social and economic periphery. While Arab communities are part of the periphery, the Ministry of Education does not provide for programs in these areas. Of the $US1.6 million budget, our expenditures in the Arab communities account for nearly 20 percent.

The University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI
Funding for Community Based Research projects for undergraduates students participating in UROP (Undergraduate Research Opportunity Project).

Trilogy

Chicago, IL
Support for 24/7 phone and in person crisis assessment and intervention services to the citizens and gatekeepers of Rogers Park.

Windmill Housing Development Fund Co. Inc.

East Hampton, NY
Funding for snow removal equipment.